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Myasthenia gravis with myositis induced by pembrolizumab therapy in a patient with metastatic urothe...

Myasthenia gravis with myositis induced by pembrolizumab therapy in a patient with metastatic urothe...

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Myasthenia gravis with myositis induced by pembrolizumab therapy in a patient with metastatic urothelial carcinoma

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Full title

Myasthenia gravis with myositis induced by pembrolizumab therapy in a patient with metastatic urothelial carcinoma

Publisher

Singapore: Springer Singapore

Journal title

International cancer conference journal, 2020-07, Vol.9 (3), p.123-126

Language

English

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Singapore: Springer Singapore

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Contents

Pembrolizumab is a long-awaited drug for the treatment of metastatic urothelial carcinoma. It is an immune checkpoint inhibitor, which has been shown to trigger new autoimmune disorders. We report a case of pembrolizumab-induced myasthenia gravis that occurred in an 84-year-old Japanese female with metastatic urothelial carcinoma in multiple organs...

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Full title

Myasthenia gravis with myositis induced by pembrolizumab therapy in a patient with metastatic urothelial carcinoma

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7297883

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7297883

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ISSN

2192-3183

E-ISSN

2192-3183

DOI

10.1007/s13691-020-00408-4

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